Please
join us at the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and
Dedication Ceremony of the Korean War Memorial on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at
11:00AM at the Veterans Memorial Park and Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins, Jr.,
Veterans Museum. The Park is located at 3602 US Highway 301 N, Tampa, FL, just
south of the Florida State Fairgrounds. The Master of Ceremonies will be Ralph
Hawkins, President of the Korean War Veterans Association. The National
Colors will be presented by the Joint Services Color Guard from USCENTCOM,
MacDill AFB. National Anthems of the Unites States of America and Republic of
Korea (South Korea) will be sung by the Tampa Bay Korean Woman’s Chorus with
Invocation by Capt Young Chang Ha, Chaplain Corps, USN, Retired. The Korean War
Memorial Committee Chair, Eddie Ko will review the memorial installation.
Keynote Speaker, Mr. Ken Hagan, Chair Hillsborough County Commission who will
present a signed Proclamation from the Board of County Commissioners. A musical
presentation sung by the Tampa Bay Korean Woman’s Chorus followed by the POW/MIA
Empty Chair Ceremony and Memorial Wreath Tribute will take place,. The Marine
Corps League, Detachment 1226, Riverview will conduct a rifle salute and TAPS.
Adjacent to the Korean War Memorial is the recently relocated 1stLT Baldomero
Lopez, USMC, Medal of Honor Memorial. He received the Medal of Honor
Posthumously during the Inchon Invasion of the Korean War in 1950.